It's been a pretty rough year for stock investors, with the S&P basically ending flat in 2011. While the general market went nowhere last year, quite a few stocks poured in monster performances.
Chemical prices have been all over the place, but fertilizers and titanium dioxide have been two very bright spots for the industry.
Here's a list of this year's top 15 performers in the chemicals industry:
| � | Company | YTD Return |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valhi (NYSE: VHI ) | �171.2% |
| 2 | Flotek Industries (NYSE: FTK ) | �86.6% |
| 3 | Terra Nitrogen (NYSE: TNH ) | �69.6% |
| 4 | NewMarket (NYSE: NEU ) | �63.9% |
| 5 | Innophos Holdings | �39.6% |
| 6 | Innospec | �39.0% |
| 7 | Airgas | �30.8% |
| 8 | W.R. Grace | �28.2% |
| 9 | FutureFuel | �28.2% |
| 10 | Balchem (Nasdaq: BCPC ) | �23.8% |
| 11 | Tredegar | �19.9% |
| 12 | LSB Industries (NYSE: LXU ) | �16.3% |
| 13 | RPM International (NYSE: RPM ) | �15.6% |
| 14 | Ecolab | �15.1% |
| 15 | Praxair | �14.7% |
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Only includes companies listed on U.S. exchanges with a market capitalization greater than $500 million.
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